Australian general aviation manufacturer Gippsland Aeronautics rolled out its 100th GA8 Airvan utility aircraft late last month.The aircraft is for Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF) Australia for service in Papua New Guinea. MAF already operates six Airvans in Australia's Arnhem Land, one in Indonesia and one in Papua New Guinea. Gippsland is building two Airvans a month.
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Source: Flight International
UK investigators have disclosed that a vintage glider was damaged in collision with a small drone being flown by a young operator. The Slingsby T21B – built in 1947 – has a high-wing configuration and an open cockpit, with two seats arranged side-by-side. It had been carrying a pilot and ...
Norwegian investigators believe aviation regulators and the government should assess whether sufficient consideration is given to flight safety when granting aerodrome licences, following a series of flight-school incidents at Gullknapp Arendal airport.
Latvian carrier Air Baltic’s training arm is to acquire a number of all-electric Diamond Aircraft models, as part of a modernisation of its fleet. The company has reached a tentative agreement for three Diamond eDA40s, a derivative of the single-engined DA40. It will also take a pair of twin-engined DA42-VIs. ...
